Demolition Team Blasts 45 Bridges at Clinton Lake
A Fort Riley demolition unit moved to Clinton Lake to destroy 45 bridges in the lake basin. The fourth target in the west arm near the Shawnee County line was eliminated today by explosives while spans near power lines will be bulldozed. Debris will be buried to protect boating after filling, and residents were notified with limited site details to deter onlookers.
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Fort Riley
Clinton Lake
Shawnee County
Vic Counts
Clinton
Oil well blaze kills 3 workers near Elk Hills
Three workers burned to death in a Tuesday Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve explosion. A 7000 foot well blast hurled them from a suspended basket as oil geysers rose over 100 feet. Fire chief Ron Marshall cited a jammed packer as the cause and Red Adair was being summoned.
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Taft
Calif
Red Adair
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Alaska
Kern County
Ron Marshall
State plan would raise pay for most Kansas workers
A proposed overhaul of Kansas state pay would abolish automatic raises and create three salary tracks labor and trades general services and management with merit based increases. About 90 percent of the 25 000 civil servants would see raises averaging 8 to 9 percent costing about 30 million more if the 1979 budget is approved.
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Topeka
Kan
W. Keith Weltmer
Weltmer
15th Street chosen for East Lawrence community center
City commissioners unanimously selected a seven acre site on the south side of 15th Street for a new $250000 East Lawrence community center. The decision drew support from the Far East Lawrence Improvement Association and opposition from East Lawrence groups and some residents who argued it displaces others and could affect drainage and traffic.
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15Th Street
Brook Street
Maple Lane
Far East Lawrence
East Lawrence Group
Richard Kershenbaum
East Lawrence
Kershenbaum
Willis Long
Brook
Far
Brook Creek
East Lawrence Center
10Th and del
Buford Watson
Marnie Argersinger
Binns
Barkley Clark
City relaxes employee residency rule change debate continues
City officials debate easing residency restrictions for city workers. Commissioner Carter moves to modify policy citing personal freedom and community ties. A grandfather clause may protect current workers living outside the city as controversy over where residents should live persists.
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Rose
Lawrence
Commission
Carter
Woman Released After Kansas Turnpike Detour Crash
Glenna Newman 33 of Omaha was discharged from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Monday crash on a detour east of Lawrence. Her car struck equipment near a bridge repair, suffering head and chest injuries. She received three traffic violations for obeying devices, worn tires, and closed roads. Two RC nun deaths earlier occurred at the same site amid rainy weather and reduced lanes.
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Glenna Newman
Omaha
Neb
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Newman
Turnpike
Lawrence
Rod Fogo
Fogo
City approves Edgewood recreation program proposal
At mayor Marnie Argersinger’s suggestion, city commissioners vote to fund a new Edgewood Homes recreation program at 1600 Haskell. The plan, starting soon, runs four afternoons weekly for about 2,000 dollars yearly from the contingency fund and is directed by two recreation staff.
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Marnie Argersinger
Edgewood Homes
Haskell
Recreation Department
Jack Harris
Citizens Advisory Council
Commission
CAC
Lawrence
Planning Commission
Argersinger
Jan Roth
Okla
Edgewood
East Lawrence
Ed Carter
Don Binns
Luis Jimenez
Human Resources Department
Robert Georgeson
Housing Authority
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bill Brinson
U.S. Army
Marshall
Tueday
Sharon Sturdy
City Sanitation
Jack Rose
Myra B. Hobbs
10Th and
Delaware
Clark
Journal-World
DISS
STE Street Deli “Pets
Massachusett
New York
Cail Us
Pope's
America
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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